It just feels like our weapons are being completely under utilized due to the lack of creativity. I’m not expecting our offense to consist of pre-snap motions and unorthodox formations but the fact that we have two elite route running receivers and don’t have more short-intermediate pass plays designed for them is just mind boggling.

The reason why Jalen is taking more hits and committing more turnovers this season is that most of our plays are long developing plays that requiring the line to have to block longer and for Jalen to hold onto the ball longer. It’s like our offense is predicated on QB designed runs and deep shots down the field, in a similar vain as how the Phillies were dependent on trying to hit home runs rather than trying to hit singles/doubles to get on-base.

The fact that it took until this week to finally use Swift the way he’s meant to be used is another sign. Swift is a pass catching dominate receiver, he excels when he gets the ball in space to make plays but for most of the season we’ve been using him as a downhill/between the tackles runner on delayed handoffs and RPO’s. Theres no reason why he shouldn’t be getting more designed toss plays, end arounds, sweeps, screens and be involved in the short pass game in general.

When we face teams with an elite dline late in the season we need to get the ball out sooner, if we’re solely reliant on the deep shots down the field it’s going to end up costing us.